Hollywood's Cool Kids To Star In Sibs Shongwe-La Mer's New Film

17 January, 2018 - 08:03

Award-winning South African film maker Sibs Shongwe-La Mer has announced the lead actors for The Sound of Animals Fighting, his second feature, and theyre a veritable whos who of Hollywoods indie scene. By Garreth Van Niekerk

The Sound of Animals Fightingwill star Emile Hirsch -- who won Americas heart for his roles in classics such as Milk and Into the Wild -- and Alice Braga from City of God, Elysium and Queen of the South, who will play Valentina.

The film follows two young brothers, James (played by Hirsch) and Mickey, who leave their home and country after a close friend dies during a night of decadence in Johannesburg. They end up seeking refuge in Sao Paulo in Brazil, where they are thrust into a world of hedonism and danger as they navigate crime, drug-smuggling and romance.

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I feel truly blessed to work with such incredible talents whom I have deep admiration for, Shongwe-La Mer says. Emiles work in Lords Of Dogtown and Into the Wild contributed a hell of a lot to my adolescence. That feeling of being understood I only found in film and outsider art, just as much as Alices nuanced performance in City Of God and the lawlessness that film exudes did.

At 23 years old, Shongwe-La Mer made his debut feature with the critically acclaimed Necktie Youth, which premiered at Berlinale, and also screened at Tribeca, AFI, Sydney and London festivals, and won best film and best director awards at Durban International Film Festival.

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